Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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160. To ask the Minister for Health if all health centres have received a directive that the payments to Magdalene laundry survivors, made under the restorative justice scheme, are not to be considered income, under any means test. [8493/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Minister for Justice and Equality welcomed the passing by Dáil Eireann of the Redress for Women Who Were Resident in Certain Institutions Bill on 18 February 2015. Seanad Second Stage deliberations on the Bill took place on Tuesday of this week.

When the Bill has completed its passage in the Oireachtas, the final provisions determined and the legislation commenced, the HSE will be so advised.